There are 8 ways to get from Sofia to Elche by plane, bus, car, train, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Alicante-Elche Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane SOF - ALC
6h 44m€54–179Bus via Padova
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Estació d'Autobusos de Valènciabus
- Take the bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Elchebus
45h 4m€242–320Drive 2,808.6 km
- Drive from Sofia to Elchecar 2,808.6 km
28h 22m€446–644Fly to Valencia Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane SOF - VLC
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain
10h 28m€77–214Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Tarragona - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tarragona to Elchebus
2dBus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the train from Novi Beograd to Suboticatrain Ir / ...
- Take the train from Subotica to Szegedtrain Re
- Take the train from Szeged to Bekescsabatrain Re
- Take the train from Bekescsaba to Aradtrain Ic
- Take the bus from Arad to Elche Poligon de Carusbus
2d 1h€165–236Bus #2
- Take the bus from Sofia to Timișoarabus 1950
- Take the bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Elchebus
2d 5h€188–258Train, night train, bus
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsatrain Ic / ...
- Take the night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the bus from Bucureşti to Montpellierbus
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain Eur / ...
2d 8h€253–426
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Elche is to fly which costs €50 - €180 and takes 6h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Elche is to fly which takes 6h 44m and costs €50 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Elche. However, there are services departing from Sofia Central Bus Station and arriving at Elche via Padova, Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord and Estació d'Autobusos de València. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 4m.
The distance between Sofia and Elche is 2106 km. The road distance is 2808.6 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Elche without a car is to bus via Padova which takes 45h 4m and costs €240 - €320.
It takes approximately 6h 44m to get from Sofia to Elche, including transfers.
Sofia to Elche bus services, operated by M&M Travel, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
The best way to get from Sofia to Elche is to fly which takes 6h 44m and costs €50 - €180. Alternatively, you can bus via Padova, which costs €240 - €320 and takes 45h 4m.
Sofia to Elche bus services, operated by M&M Travel, arrive at Padova station.
Elche is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 11:56 PM in Sofia and 10:56 PM in Elche.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Elche, Spain?
Ryanair, Bulgaria Air, and ITA Airways fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Elche via Padova, Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord, and Estació d'Autobusos de València in around 45h 4m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Sofia Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Sofia Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Sofia Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Sofia Airport to Valencia Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Sofia Airport to Valencia Airport via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +381 11 360 28 99
- [email protected]
- Website
- srbijavoz.rs
Train from Novi Beograd to Subotica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- srbijavoz.rs
- Rail 2nd Class
- €6–7
- 1st Class
- €8–10
- Phone
- +382 20 441 197
- [email protected]
- Website
- zpcg.me
Train from Novi Beograd to Subotica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–17
- Website
- https://zpcg.me/en
- Second Class
- €7–9
- First Class
- €15–17
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Subotica to Szeged
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Szeged to Bekescsaba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Bekescsaba to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Bekescsaba to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €4–6
- 1st Class
- €4–6
Night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €3–5
- 1st Class
- €3–5
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Padova to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–140
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–180
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Bucureşti to Montpellier
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–180
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Estació d'Autobusos de València
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estació d'Autobusos de València to Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Tarragona to Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- [email protected]
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- [email protected]
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Tirana to Tarragona - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +381 11 8728111
- [email protected]
- Website
- polazak.rs
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://polazak.rs/ci/prevoznici/trans-jug
- Phone
- +40 730 250 062
- [email protected]
- Website
- mateiunitrans.ro
Bus from Arad to Elche Poligon de Carus
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–140
- Schedules at
- mateiunitrans.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Sofia to Timișoara
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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